Anti-slavery medallion

Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

This circa 1790 Wedgwood cameo medallion designed for the British abolitionist movement depicts a manacled slave surrounded by the motto, "AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER?" The movement also took hold in the United States during the Revolution.

This circa 1790 Wedgwood cameo medallion designed for the British abolitionist movement depicts a manacled slave surrounded by the motto, "AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER?" The movement also took hold in the United States during the Revolution. (Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation)

This circa 1790 Wedgwood cameo medallion designed for the British abolitionist movement depicts a manacled slave surrounded by the motto, "AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER?" The movement also took hold in the United States during the Revolution.